Côté Court
Short films make cinema grow
Edition n°36 - 2027
From 09 to 19 June 2027
Selection announcement date 04 May 2027
Pantin, FRANCE
Entry fees
- Fiction (28–32 films)
- Essay Film – Video Art (28–32 films)
- Prospective Cinema (12–16 films longer than 30 minutes)
- Wide Angle (35–40 films: fiction, documentaries, music videos and animation)
- Documentary (12–20 films)
We encourage you to submit your films as early as possible. Statistically, submitting in the final days does not increase your chances of being selected!
Fiction - Call closed
Opening
10 €
Films submitted in the Fiction category may be selected for one of the following three sections: the Fiction Competition, Grand Angle, or the Prospective Cinema Competition.
The Fiction Competition presents around thirty live-action films under 60 minutes.
Grand Angle features around forty films under 60 minutes — fiction, animation, documentary, or music video. This section offers a panorama of the diversity and richness of the films submitted.
The Prospective Cinema Competition presents around fifteen films over 30 minutes, exploring hybrid forms at the crossroads of documentary, essay film, fiction, and other cinematic territories.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2026
Production's date (Max)
2027
Duration (Min)
1’
Duration (Max)
60’
Category
Fiction
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
As a reminder:
The selection is open to French or French-language films under one hour, produced after January 1, 2026, and not previously submitted to the selection committee.
To be eligible, films must meet at least one of the following two criteria:
- The filmmaker(s) must reside in a French-speaking country.
- The film is produced or co-produced by a French production company
Documentary - Call closed
Opening
10 €
Films submitted in the Documentary category may be selected for one of the following three sections: the Documentary Competition, Grand Angle, or the Prospective Cinema Competition.
- The Documentary Competition presents around fifteen films under 60 minutes.
- Grand Angle features around forty films under 60 minutes — fiction, animation, documentary, or music video. This section offers a panorama of the diversity and richness of the films submitted.
- The Prospective Cinema Competition presents around fifteen films over 30 minutes, exploring hybrid forms at the crossroads of documentary, essay film, fiction, and other cinematic territories.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2026
Production's date (Max)
2027
Duration (Min)
1’
Duration (Max)
60’
Category
Documentary, Live Recording
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
As a reminder:
The selection is open to French or French-language films under one hour, produced after January 1, 2026, and not previously submitted to the selection committee.
To be eligible, films must meet at least one of the following two criteria:
- The filmmaker(s) must reside in a French-speaking country
- The film is produced or co-produced by a French production company
Essay / Video Art - Call closed
Opening
10 €
Films submitted in the Essay / Video Art category may be selected for one of the following four sections: the Essay / Video Art Competition, the Documentary Competition, Grand Angle, or the Prospective Cinema Competition.
- The Essay / Video Art Competition presents around thirty films under 60 minutes: experimental films, artists’ films, essay films, and other free-form works.
- The Documentary Competition presents around fifteen films under 60 minutes.
- Grand Angle features around forty films under 60 minutes - fiction, animation, documentary, or music video. This section offers a panorama of the diversity and richness of the films submitted.
- The Prospective Cinema Competition presents around fifteen films over 30 minutes, exploring hybrid forms at the crossroads of documentary, essay film, fiction, and other cinematic territories.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2026
Production's date (Max)
2027
Duration (Min)
1’
Duration (Max)
60’
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
As a reminder:
The selection is open to French or French-language films under one hour, produced after January 1, 2026, and not previously submitted to the selection committee.
To be eligible, films must meet at least one of the following two criteria:
- The filmmaker(s) must reside in a French-speaking country.
- The film is produced or co-produced by a French production company
Music Video - Call closed
Opening
10 €
Films submitted in the Music Video category may be selected for one of the following two sections: Grand Angle or the Essay / Video Art Competition.
- The Essay / Video Art Competition presents around thirty films under 60 minutes: experimental films, artists’ films, essay films, and other free-form works.
- Grand Angle features around forty films under 60 minutes - fiction, animation, documentary, or music video. This section offers a panorama of the diversity and richness of the films submitted.
Selection criteria
Category
Clip
Specific criteria
As a reminder:
The selection is open to French or French-language films under one hour, produced after January 1, 2026, and not previously submitted to the selection committee.
To be eligible, films must meet at least one of the following two criteria:
- The filmmaker(s) must reside in a French-speaking country.
- The film is produced or co-produced by a French production company
Animation - Call closed
Opening
10 €
Films submitted in the Animation category may be selected for one of the following three sections: Grand Angle, the Essay / Video Art Competition, or the Prospective Cinema Competition.
- The Essay / Video Art Competition presents around thirty films under 60 minutes: experimental films, artists’ films, essay films, and other free-form works.
- Grand Angle features around forty films under 60 minutes - fiction, animation, documentary, or music video. This section offers a panorama of the diversity and richness of the films submitted.
- The Prospective Cinema Competition presents around fifteen films over 30 minutes, exploring hybrid forms at the crossroads of documentary, essay film, fiction, and other cinematic territories.
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
As a reminder:
The selection is open to French or French-language films under one hour, produced after January 1, 2026, and not previously submitted to the selection committee.
To be eligible, films must meet at least one of the following two criteria:
- The filmmaker(s) must reside in a French-speaking country.
- The film is produced or co-produced by a French production company
Student Films - Call closed
Opening
8 €
Films submitted in the School Films section may be selected for any of the following competitions or sections:
- Fiction
- Essay / Video Art
- Documentary
- Prospective Cinema
- Grand Angle
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2026
Production's date (Max)
2027
Duration (Min)
1’
Duration (Max)
60’
Category
Animation, Live Recording, Clip, Documentary, Experimental, Fiction, Art video
School movie
Yes
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
The selection is open to French or French-language films under one hour, produced after January 1, 2026, and not previously submitted to the selection committee.
Photos
Videos
Festival prize list
2025
- Grand Prix André S. Labarthe - WONDERWALL de Róisín Burns (Barberousse films / Bridge Way films)
- Meilleur premier film - JASON ET LES ROYAUMES de Bertille Zenobie (Roue libre production)
- Prix spécial du jury - LES TRACANCES de Victor Boyer (Sans attendre productions)
- Prix d'interprétation - Marie Rosselet-Ruiz dans DONNE BATTERIE de Caarmen Leroi (Sans regret productions)
- Prix du public - DEUX PERSONNES ÉCHANGEANT DE LA SALIVE de Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh (Misia Films / Preromanbritain)
- Mention spéciale prix du public - ASSIS, PAS BOUGER ! de Camille Dumortier (Rue de la Sardine)
- Prix de la Jeunesse - LE GRAND CALAO de Zoé Cauwet (Mabel Films)
- Presse - THE WATCHMAN de Ali Cherri (Kinoelektron / Fondation In Between Art Films)
- Coup de coeur des lycéen·nes - DEUX PERSONNES ÉCHANGEANT DE LA SALIVE de Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh (Misia Films / Preromanbritain)
- Bande à part - DONNE BATTERIE de Carmen Leroi (Sans Regret Productions)
- Grand prix essais art vidéo ex aequo - GREEN GREY BLACK BROWN de Yuyan Wang (Gwangju Biennale Foundation)
- Grand prix essais art vidéo ex aequo - SÉCURISE TES IMAGES : DÉTRUIS-LES de Lory Glenn (Autoproduction)
- Grand Prix Prospective cinéma - LÉANDRE L'ÉTÉ de Lucas Minier (Autoproduction)
- Prix Rétro-Prospective cinéma - LE CORPS ABYMÉ de Boris Lehman (Fondation Boris Lehman)
- Étudiant·es de la Sorbonne nouvelle - LA MAIN GAUCHE de Maxime Roy & Ella Benoit (Aïta Films / Atelier Mastercast)
- Prix du doc - Étudiant·es de la Fémis (résidence) - PLAT DE RÉSISTANCE de Zinia Scorier & Marie Royer (Promenons-nous dans les bois / Zorobabel)
- Prix de la fiction - Étudiant·es de la Fémis (résidence) - GÉNÉALOGIE DE LA VIOLENCE de Mohamed Bourouissa (Division / Mohamed Bourouissa Studio)
- Coup de coeur du public du Grand angle - CALISTA de Valentin Pinet (Cinémas 93)
- Production émergente - MODERATO FILMS - Clémence Crépin Neel & Igor Courtecuisse
- SACEM - Jérôme Echenoz pour ONI de Idir Serghine (Kidam)
- Grand prix France 2 / Côté court du meilleur projet de film (le pitch) - ANOUK de Maïa Kerkour
- Coup de coeur du public du pitch - ANOUK de Maïa Kerkour
- Bourse des festivals ecce films - ADIEU WANDA de Ella Benoit (Salut à toi / Aïta Films)
- Résidence d'écriture - RASE-MOI de Joachim Larrieu co-écrit avec Aurore Engel (Tchik Tchik Productions)
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